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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 June 2023

On Thursday 8 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind7.24 GW25%Hydro0.07 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW3%Solar3.57 GW12%Gas9.64 GW33%Imports2.27 GW8%Nuclear5.28 GW18%27.4GW AVERAGE25%12%33%8%18%
Price
£73.25/MWh
Day average £73.25
Demand27.4GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 June 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £73.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.85/MWh at 05:00 to £99.08/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.5712.4%Wind 7.2425.1%Gas 9.6433.4%Hydro 0.070.3%Biomass 0.742.6%Nuclear 5.2818.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 11:30
Low 19.2 · 04:45Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
54 Out
32
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 27%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 June 2023, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Jun
Imported
54GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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